PRINCIPAL

Born in Bratsk, Russia, Natalia graduated from the world-renowned Novosibirsk Ballet Academy. She was a prima ballerina at the Russia State Ballet in Moscow and later Ballet Internationale. Natalia won the Audience Award at the 1998 International Competition Arabesque and first prize at the 1999 Competition of Professional Ballet Academies. She was invited to perform at the 2004 Gala des Etoiles in Montreal, Canada. Natalia has toured three continents to outstanding reviews. Her repertoire includes Odette/Odile in Swan Lake, Princess Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, Medora in Le Corsaire and Kitri in Don Quixote, among others. This is her second season with the Louisville Ballet.